Platt says City have firepower to bounce back

Manchester City assistant boss David Platt is confident the champions still have the firepower to recover lost ground in the title race.

City have fallen seven points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United after suffering a shock loss at Sunderland on St Stephen’s Day.

The lack of goals from strikers has been one of the factors for City’s so far below-par challenge but — having overhauled an eight-point deficit with six games remaining last term — the club expect to come good.